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The Time Value of Money

Contents

Objectives

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The Interest Rate

After studying Chapter 3, you should be able to:

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Simple Interest

Compound Interest

Single Amounts · Annuities · Mixed Flows

Compounding More Than Once a Year

Semiannual and Other Compounding Periods ·

Continuous Compounding · Effective Annual

Interest Rate

Amortizing a Loan

Summary Table of Key Compound Interest

Formulas

Key Learning Points

Questions

Self-Correction Problems

Problems

Solutions to Self-Correction Problems

Selected References

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Understand what is meant by ―the time value of

money.‖

Understand the relationship between present

and future value.

Describe how the interest rate can be used to

adjust the value of cash flows – both forward and

backward – to a single point in time.

Calculate both the future and present value of:

(a) an amount invested today; (b) a stream of

equal cash flows (an annuity); and (c) a stream

of mixed cash flows.

Distinguish between an ―ordinary annuity‖ and

an ―annuity due.‖

Use interest factor tables and understand how

they provide a shortcut to calculating present

and future values.

Use interest factor tables to find an unknown

interest rate or growth rate when the number of

time periods and future and present values are known.

l Build an ―amortization schedule‖ for an

installment-style loan.

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Part 2 Valuation

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in

which it is overestimated.

—H. L. MENCKEN

A Mencken Chrestomathy

The Interest Rate

Which would you prefer – $1,000 today or $1,000 ten years from today? Common sense tells

us to take the $1,000 today because we recognize that there is a time value to money. The

immediate receipt of $1,000 provides us with the opportunity to put our money to work and Interest Money paid earn interest. In a world in which all cash flows are certain, the rate of interest can be used to (earned) for the use

of money. express the time value of money. As we will soon discover, the rate of interest will allow us to

adjust the value of cash flows, whenever they occur, to a particular point in time. Given this ability, we will be able to answer more difficult questions, such as: which should you prefer –

$1,000 today or $2,000 ten years from today? To answer this question, it will be necessary to

position time-adjusted cash flows at a single point in time so that a fair comparison can be made.

If we allow for uncertainty surrounding cash flows to enter into our analysis, it will be

necessary to add a risk premium to the interest rate as compensation for uncertainty. In

later chapters we will study how to deal with uncertainty (risk). But for now, our focus is on

the time value of money and the ways in which the rate of interest can be used to adjust the

value of cash flows to a single point in time.

Most financial decisions, personal as well as business, involve time value of money consid-

erations. In Chapter 1, we learned that the objective of management should be to maximize

shareholder wealth, and that this depends, in part, on the timing of cash flows. Not surpris-

ingly, one important application of the concepts stressed in this chapter will be to value a

stream of cash flows. Indeed, much of the development of this book depends on your under-

standing of this chapter. You will never really understand finance until you understand the

time value of money. Although the discussion that follows cannot avoid being mathematical

in nature, we focus on only a handful of formulas so that you can more easily grasp the

fundamentals. We start with a discussion of simple interest and use this as a springboard to

develop the concept of compound interest. Also, to observe more easily the effect of

compound

interest, most of the examples in this chapter assume an 8 percent annual interest rate.

Take Note

Before we begin, it is important to sound a few notes of caution. The examples in the chap-

ter frequently involve numbers that must be raised to the nth power – for example, (1.05) to

the third power equals (1.05)3 equals [(1.05) (1.05) (1.05)]. However, this operation is

easy to do with a calculator, and tables are provided in which this calculation has already

been done for you. Although the tables provided are a useful aid, you cannot rely on them

for solving every problem. Not every interest rate or time period can possibly be represented

in each table. Therefore you will need to become familiar with the operational formulas on

which the tables are based. (As a reminder, the appropriate formula is included at the top of

every table.) Those of you possessing a business calculator may feel the urge to bypass both

the tables and formulas and head straight for the various function keys designed to deal with

time value of money problems. However, we urge you to master first the logic behind the

procedures outlined in this chapter. Even the best of calculators cannot overcome a faulty

sequence of steps programmed in by the user.

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3 The Time Value of Money

Simple Interest

Simple interest

Interest paid (earned)

on only the original

amount, or principal,

borrowed (lent).

Simple interest is interest that is paid (earned) on only the original amount, or principal,

borrowed (lent). The dollar amount of simple interest is a function of three variables: the

original amount borrowed (lent), or principal; the interest rate per time period; and the num-

ber of time periods for which the principal is borrowed (lent). The formula for calculating

simple interest is

SI P0(i )(n) (3.1)

where SI simple interest in dollars

P0 principal, or original amount borrowed (lent) at time period 0

i interest rate per time period

n number of time periods

For example, assume that you deposit $100 in a savings account paying 8 percent simple

interest and keep it there for 10 years. At the end of 10 years, the amount of interest

accumu-

lated is determined as follows:

$80 $100(0.08)(10)

Future value

(terminal value) The

value at some future

time of a present

amount of money, or

a series of payments,

evaluated at a given

interest rate.

To solve for the future value (also known as the terminal value) of the account at the end

of 10 years (FV10), we add the interest earned on the principal only to the original amount invested. Therefore

FV10 $100 [$100(0.08)(10)] $180

For any simple interest rate, the future value of an account at the end of n periods is

FVn P0 SI P0 P0(i )(n)

or, equivalently,

FVn P0[1 (i )(n)] (3.2)

Sometimes we need to proceed in the opposite direction. That is, we know the future value

of a deposit at i percent for n years, but we don’t know the principal originally invested – Present value The

current value of a

future amount of

the account’s present value (PV0 P0). A rearrangement of Eq. (3.2), however, is all that is needed.

money, or a series of

payments, evaluated PV0 P0 FVn /[1 (i )(n)] (3.3)

at a given interest

rate. Now that you are familiar with the mechanics of simple interest, it is perhaps a bit cruel

to point out that most situations in finance involving the time value of money do not rely

on simple interest at all. Instead, compound interest is the norm; however, an understand-

ing of simple interest will help you appreciate (and understand) compound interest all the

more.

Compound Interest

Compound interest

Interest paid (earned)

on any previous

interest earned, as

well as on the

principal borrowed

(lent).

The distinction between simple and compound interest can best be seen by example. Table 3.1 illustrates the rather dramatic effect that compound interest has on an investment’s value

over

time when compared with the effect of simple interest. From the table it is clear to see why

some people have called compound interest the greatest of human inventions.

The notion of compound interest is crucial to understanding the mathematics of fin-

ance. The term itself merely implies that interest paid (earned) on a loan (an investment) is

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Part 2 Valuation

Table 3.1

YEARS

AT SIMPLE INTEREST

AT COMPOUND INTEREST

Future value of $1 2 $ 1.16 $ 1.17

invested for various 20 2.60 4.66

time periods at an 8% 200 17.00 4,838,949.59

annual interest rate

periodically added to the principal. As a result, interest is earned on interest as well as the initial principal. It is this interest-on-interest, or compounding, effect that accounts for the

dramatic difference between simple and compound interest. As we will see, the concept of

compound interest can be used to solve a wide variety of problems in finance.

Single Amounts

Future (or Compound) Value. To begin with, consider a person who deposits $100 into a

savings account. If the interest rate is 8 percent, compounded annually, how much will the

$100 be worth at the end of a year? Setting up the problem, we solve for the future value

(which in this case is also referred to as the compound value) of the account at the end of the

year (FV1).

FV1 P0(1 i )

$100(1.08) $108

Interestingly, this first-year value is the same number that we would get if simple interest were

employed. But this is where the similarity ends.

What if we leave $100 on deposit for two years? The $100 initial deposit will have grown to

$108 at the end of the first year at 8 percent compound annual interest. Going to the end of

the second year, $108 becomes $116.64, as $8 in interest is earned on the initial $100, and

$0.64 is earned on the $8 in interest credited to our account at the end of the first year. In

other words, interest is earned on previously earned interest – hence the name compound

interest. Therefore, the future value at the end of the second year is

FV2 FV1(1 i ) P0(1 i )(1 i ) P0(1 i )2

$108(1.08) $100(1.08)(1.08) $100(1.08)2

$116.64

At the end of three years, the account would be worth

FV3 FV2(1 i ) FV1(1 i )(1 i ) P0(1 i )3

$116.64(1.08) $108(1.08)(1.08) $100(1.08)3

$125.97

In general, FVn, the future (compound) value of a deposit at the end of n periods, is

or

FVn P0(1 i )n

FVn P0(FVIFi,n)

(3.4)

(3.5)

where we let FVIFi,n (i.e., the future value interest factor at i% for n periods) equal (1 i)n.

Table 3.2, showing the future values for our example problem at the end of years 1 to 3 (and

beyond), illustrates the concept of interest being earned on interest.

A calculator makes Eq. (3.4) very simple to use. In addition, tables have been constructed

for values of (1 i)n– FVIFi,n– for wide ranges of i and n. These tables, called (appropriately)

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Table 3.2

INTEREST EARNED

Illustration of

compound interest

with $100 initial

deposit and 8%

annual interest rate

YEAR

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

BEGINNING AMOUNT

$100.00

108.00

116.64

125.97

136.05

146.93

158.69

171.38

185.09

199.90

DURING PERIOD (8% of beginning amount)

$ 8.00

8.64

9.33

10.08

10.88

11.76

12.69

13.71

14.81

15.99

ENDING AMOUNT (FVn )

$108.00

116.64

125.97

136.05

146.93

158.69

171.38

185.09

199.90

215.89

Table 3.3

(FVIFi,n) (1 i )n

Future value interest

factor of $1 at i % at

the end of n periods

PERIOD (n )

1%

3%

INTEREST RATE (i )

5% 8%

10%

15%

(FVIFi,n) 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

25

50

1.010

1.020

1.030

1.041

1.051

1.062

1.072

1.083

1.094

1.105

1.282

1.645

1.030

1.061

1.093

1.126

1.159

1.194

1.230

1.267

1.305

1.344

2.094

4.384

1.050

1.102

1.158

1.216

1.276

1.340

1.407

1.477

1.551

1.629

3.386

11.467

1.080

1.166

1.260

1.360

1.469

1.587

1.714

1.851

1.999

2.159

6.848

46.902

1.100

1.210

1.331

1.464

1.611

1.772

1.949

2.144

2.358

2.594

10.835

117.391

1.150

1.322

1.521

1.749

2.011

2.313

2.660

3.059

3.518

4.046

32.919

1,083.657

future value interest factor (or terminal value interest factor) tables, are designed to be used with Eq. (3.5). Table 3.3 is one example covering various interest rates ranging from 1

to 15 percent. The Interest Rate (i) headings and Period (n) designations on the table are

sim-

ilar to map coordinates. They help us locate the appropriate interest factor. For example,

the future value interest factor at 8 percent for nine years (FVIF8%,9) is located at the intersection of the 8% column with the 9-period row and equals 1.999. This 1.999 figure means

that $1 invested at 8 percent compound interest for nine years will return roughly $2 – con-

sisting of initial principal plus accumulated interest. (For a more complete table, see Table I

in the Appendix at the end of this book.)

If we take the FVIFs for $1 in the 8% column and multiply them by $100, we get figures

(aside from some rounding) that correspond to our calculations for $100 in the final column

of Table 3.2. Notice, too, that in rows corresponding to two or more years, the proportional

increase in future value becomes greater as the interest rate rises. A picture may help make

this

point a little clearer. Therefore, in Figure 3.1 we graph the growth in future value for a $100

initial deposit with interest rates of 5, 10, and 15 percent. As can be seen from the graph, the

greater the interest rate, the steeper the growth curve by which future value increases. Also,

the greater the number of years during which compound interest can be earned, obviously the

greater the future value.

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Figure 3.1

Future values with

$100 initial deposit

and 5%, 10%, and

15% compound

annual interest rates

TIP·TIP

On a number of business professional (certification) exams you will be provided with inter-

est factor tables and be limited to using only basic, non-programmable, hand-held calcula-

tors. So, for some of you, it makes added sense to get familiar with interest factor tables now.

Compound Growth. Although our concern so far has been with interest rates, it is important to realize that the concept involved applies to compound growth of any sort – for example,

in gas prices, tuition fees, corporate earnings, or dividends. Suppose that a corporation’s most

recent dividend was $10 per share but that we expect this dividend to grow at a 10 percent

compound annual rate. For the next five years we would expect dividends to look as shown in

the table.

YEAR

1

2

3

4

5

GROWTH FACTOR

(1.10)1

(1.10)2

(1.10)3

(1.10)4

(1.10)5

EXPECTED DIVIDEND/SHARE

$11.00

12.10

13.31

14.64

16.11

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Question

In 1790 John Jacob Astor bought approximately an acre of land on the east side of Manhattan Island for $58. Astor, who was considered a shrewd investor, made many

such purchases. How much would his descendants have in 2009, if instead of buying

the land, Astor had invested the $58 at 5 percent compound annual interest?

Note that the term [1/(1 i) ] is simply the reciprocal of the future value interest factor at i%

We make use of one of the rules governing exponents. Specifically, Am n Am An


Answer

Discount rate

(capitalization rate)

Interest rate used to

convert future values

to present values.

In Table I, in the Appendix at the end of the book, we won’t find the FVIF of $1 in 219 years at 5 percent. But notice that we can find the FVIF of #1 in 50 years – 11.467 –

and the FVIF of $1 in 19 years – 2.527. So what, you might ask. Being a little creative,

we can express our problem as follows:1

FV219 P0 (1 i)219

P0 (1 i)50 (1 i)50 (1 i)50 (1 i)50 (1 i)19

$58 11.467 11.467 11.467 11.467 2.527

$58 43,692.26 $2,534,151.08

Given the current price of land in New York City, Astor’s one-acre purchase seems

to have passed the test of time as a wise investment. It is also interesting to note that

with a little reasoning we can get quite a bit of mileage out of even a basic table. Similarly, we can determine the future levels of other variables that are subject to compound growth. This principle will prove especially important when we consider certain valuation models for common stock, which we do in the next chapter.

Present (or Discounted) Value. We all realize that a dollar today is worth more than a

dollar to be received one, two, or three years from now. Calculating the present value of

future cash flows allows us to place all cash flows on a current footing so that comparisons

can be made in terms of today’s dollars.

An understanding of the present value concept should enable us to answer a question that

was posed at the very beginning of this chapter: which should you prefer – $1,000 today or

$2,000 ten years from today?2 Assume that both sums are completely certain and your

oppor-

tunity cost of funds is 8 percent per annum (i.e., you could borrow or lend at 8 percent). The

present worth of $1,000 received today is easy – it is worth $1,000. However, what is $2,000

received at the end of 10 years worth to you today? We might begin by asking what amount

(today) would grow to be $2,000 at the end of 10 years at 8 percent compound interest. This

amount is called the present value of $2,000 payable in 10 years, discounted at 8 percent.

In present value problems such as this, the interest rate is also known as the discount rate

(or capitalization rate).

Finding the present value (or discounting) is simply the reverse of compounding. Therefore,

let’s first retrieve Eq. (3.4):

FVn P0(1 i )n

Rearranging terms, we solve for present value:

PV0 P0 FVn /(1 i )n

FVn[1/(1 i )n] (3.6)

n

for n periods (FVIFi,n). This reciprocal has its own name – the present value interest factor at i%

for n periods (PVIFi,n )– and allows us to rewrite Eq. (3.6) as

PV0 FVn(PVIFi,n) (3.7)

A present value table containing PVIFs for a wide range of interest rates and time periods

relieves us of making the calculations implied by Eq. (3.6) every time we have a present value

problem to solve. Table 3.4 is an abbreviated version of one such table. (Table II in the

Appendix found at the end of the book is a more complete version.)

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compounded at 8 percent annual interest for 10 years, to a future $2,000.

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Table 3.4

(PVIFi,n ) 1/(1 i )n

Present value interest

factor of $1 at i % for

n periods (PVIFi,n)

PERIOD (n)

1%

3%

INTEREST RATE (i )

5% 8%

10%

15%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0.990

0.980

0.971

0.961

0.951

0.942

0.933

0.923

0.914

0.905

0.971

0.943

0.915

0.888

0.863

0.837

0.813

0.789

0.766

0.744

0.952

0.907

0.864

0.823

0.784

0.746

0.711

0.677

0.645

0.614

0.926

0.857

0.794

0.735

0.681

0.630

0.583

0.540

0.500

0.463

0.909

0.826

0.751

0.683

0.621

0.564

0.513

0.467

0.424

0.386

0.870

0.756

0.658

0.572

0.497

0.432

0.376

0.327

0.284

0.247

We can now make use of Eq. (3.7) and Table 3.4 to solve for the present value of $2,000 to

be received at the end of 10 years, discounted at 8 percent. In Table 3.4, the intersection of the

8% column with the 10-period row pinpoints PVIF8%,10– 0.463. This tells us that $1 received 10 years from now is worth roughly 46 cents to us today. Armed with this information, we get

PV0 FV10(PVIF8%,10)

$2,000(0.463) $926

Finally, if we compare this present value amount ($926) with the promise of $1,000 to be

received today, we should prefer to take the $1,000. In present value terms we would be

better off by $74 ($1,000� $926). Discounting future cash flows turns out to be very much like the process of handicapping.

That is, we put future cash flows at a mathematically determined disadvantage relative to cur-

rent dollars. For example, in the problem just addressed, every future dollar was handicapped

to such an extent that each was worth only about 46 cents. The greater the disadvantage

assigned to a future cash flow, the smaller the corresponding present value interest factor

(PVIF). Figure 3.2 illustrates how both time and discount rate combine to affect present value;

the present value of $100 received from 1 to 10 years in the future is graphed for discount

rates

of 5, 10, and 15 percent. The graph shows that the present value of $100 decreases by a

decreasing rate the further in the future that it is to be received. The greater the interest rate,

of course, the lower the present value but also the more pronounced the curve. At a 15 per-

cent discount rate, $100 to be received 10 years hence is worth only $24.70 today – or roughly

25 cents on the (future) dollar.

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Question Answer

How do you determine the future value (present value) of an investment over a time span that contains a fractional period (e.g., 11/4 years)? Simple. All you do is alter the future value (present value) formula to include the fraction in decimal form. Let’s say that you invest $1,000 in a savings account that

compounds annually at 6 percent and want to withdraw your savings in 15 months (i.e.,

1.25 years). Since FVn P0(1 i )n, you could withdraw the following amount 15 months from now:

FV1.25 $1,000(1 0.06)1.25 $1,075.55


Figure 3.2

Present values with

$100 cash flow and

5%, 10%, and 15%

compound annual

interest rates

Unknown Interest (or Discount) Rate. Sometimes we are faced with a time-value-of- money situation in which we know both the future and present values, as well as the

number of time periods involved. What is unknown, however, is the compound interest

rate (i ) implicit in the situation.

Let’s assume that, if you invest $1,000 today, you will receive $3,000 in exactly 8 years. The

compound interest (or discount) rate implicit in this situation can be found by rearranging

either a basic future value or present value equation. For example, making use of future value

Eq. (3.5), we have

FV8 P0(FVIFi,8)

$3,000 $1,000(FVIFi,8)

FVIFi,8 $3,000/$1,000 3

Reading across the 8-period row in Table 3.3, we look for the future value interest factor

(FVIF) that comes closest to our calculated value of 3. In our table, that interest factor is

3.059

and is found in the 15% column. Because 3.059 is slightly larger than 3, we conclude that the

interest rate implicit in the example situation is actually slightly less than 15 percent.

For a more accurate answer, we simply recognize that FVIFi,8 can also be written as (1 i

)8, and solve directly for i as follows:

(1 i )8 3

(1 i ) 31/8 30.125 1.1472

i 0.1472

(Note: Solving for i, we first have to raise both sides of the equation to the 1/8 or 0.125

power.

To raise ―3‖ to the ―0.125‖ power, we use the [ y x] key on a handheld calculator – entering

―3,‖

pressing the [ y x] key, entering ―0.125,‖ and finally pressing the [] key.)

FVAn R� (1 i )n� t R ([(1 i )n� 1]/i )

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Unknown Number of Compounding (or Discounting) Periods. At times we may need to know how long it will take for a dollar amount invested today to grow to a certain future value

given a particular compound rate of interest. For example, how long would it take for an

investment of $1,000 to grow to $1,900 if we invested it at a compound annual interest rate of

10 percent? Because we know both the investment’s future and present value, the number of

compounding (or discounting) periods (n) involved in this investment situation can be deter-

mined by rearranging either a basic future value or present value equation. Using future value

Eq. (3.5), we get

FVn P0(FVIF10%,n)

$1,900 $1,000(FVIF10%,n)

FVIF10%,n $1,900/$1,000 1.9

Reading down the 10% column in Table 3.3, we look for the future value interest factor

(FVIF) in that column that is closest to our calculated value. We find that 1.949 comes

closest to 1.9, and that this number corresponds to the 7-period row. Because 1.949 is a little

larger than 1.9, we conclude that there are slightly less than 7 annual compounding periods

implicit in the example situation.

For greater accuracy, simply rewrite FVIF10%,n as (1 0.10)n, and solve for n as follows:

(1 0.10)n 1.9

n (ln 1.1) ln 1.9

n (ln 1.9)/(ln 1.1) 6.73 years

To solve for n, which appeared in our rewritten equation as an exponent, we employed a

little trick. We took the natural logarithm (ln) of both sides of our equation. This allowed

us to solve explicitly for n. (Note: To divide (ln 1.9) by (ln 1.1), we use the [LN] key on a

handheld calculator as follows: enter ―1.9‖; press the [LN] key; then press the [] key; now

enter ―1.1‖; press the [LN] key one more time; and finally, press the [] key.)

Annuities

Annuity A series of Ordinary Annuity. An annuity is a series of equal payments or receipts occurring over a equal payments or

receipts occurring

over a specified

number of periods.

In an ordinary annuity,

specified number of periods. In an ordinary annuity, payments or receipts occur at the end of

each period. Figure 3.3 shows the cash-flow sequence for an ordinary annuity on a time line.

Assume that Figure 3.3 represents your receiving $1,000 a year for three years. Now let’s

further assume that you deposit each annual receipt in a savings account earning 8 percent com- payments or receipts pound annual interest. How much money will you have at the end of three years? Figure 3.4 occur at the end

of each period; in

an annuity due,

payments or receipts

provides the answer (the long way) – using only the tools that we have discussed so far.

Expressed algebraically, with FVAn defined as the future (compound) value of an annuity,

R the periodic receipt (or payment), and n the length of the annuity, the formula for FVAn is

occur at the beginning

of each period. FVAn R(1 i )n�1 R (1 i )n�2 . . . R (1 i )1 R (1 i )0

R [FVIFi,n�1 FVIFi,n�2 . . . FVIFi,1 FVIFi,0]

As you can see, FVAn is simply equal to the periodic receipt (R) times the ―sum of the future

value interest factors at i percent for time periods 0 to n� 1.‖ Luckily, we have two shorthand ways of stating this mathematically:

or equivalently,

n

t1

FVAn R(FVIFAi,n)

(3.8)

(3.9)

where FVIFAi,n stands for the future value interest factor of an annuity at i% for n periods.

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Psst! Want to Double Your Money? The ―Rule of 72‖ Tells You How

Bill Veeck once bought the Chicago White Sox baseball

team franchise for $10 million and then sold it 5 years

later for $20 million. In short, he doubled his money in

5 years. What compound rate of return did Veeck earn

on his investment?

A quick way to handle compound interest problems

involving doubling your money makes use of the ―Rule

of 72.‖ This rule states that if the number of years, n, for

which an investment will be held is divided into the value

72, we will get the approximate interest rate, i, required

for the investment to double in value. In Veeck’s case,

the rule gives

72/n i

or

72/5 14.4%

Alternatively, if Veeck had taken his initial investment

and placed it in a savings account earning 6 percent com-

pound interest, he would have had to wait approximately

12 years for his money to have doubled:

72/i n

or

72/6 12 years

Indeed, for most interest rates we encounter, the

―Rule of 72‖ gives a good approximation of the interest

rate – or the number of years – required to double your

money. But the answer is not exact. For example, money

doubling in 5 years would have to earn at a 14.87 percent

compound annual rate [(1 0.1487)5 2]; the ―Rule of

72‖ says 14.4 percent. Also, money invested at 6 percent

interest would actually require only 11.9 years to double

[(1 0.06)11.9 2]; the ―Rule of 72‖ suggests 12.

However, for ballpark-close money-doubling approxima-

tions that can be done in your head, the ―Rule of 72‖

comes in pretty handy.

Figure 3.3

Time line showing the

cash-flow sequence

for an ordinary annuity

of $1,000 per year for

3 years

Figure 3.4

Time line for

calculating the future

(compound) value of

an (ordinary) annuity

[periodic receipt

R $1,000; i 8%;

and n 3 years]

TIP·TIP

It is very helpful to begin solving time value of money problems byfirst drawing a time line

on which you position the relevant cash flows. The time line helps you focus on the prob-

lem and reduces the chance for error. When we get to mixed cash flows, this will become

even more apparent.

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� (1 i )

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Table 3.5

Future value interest

factor of an (ordinary)

(FVIFA i,n)

n

t 1

n� t

[(1 i )n� 1]/i

annuity of $1 per INTEREST RATE (i ) period at i % for n

periods (FVIFAi,n) PERIOD (n)

1

1%

1.000

3%

1.000

5%

1.000

8%

1.000

10%

1.000

15%

1.000

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2.010

3.030

4.060

5.101

6.152

7.214

8.286

9.369

10.462

2.030

3.091

4.184

5.309

6.468

7.662

8.892

10.159

11.464

2.050

3.153

4.310

5.526

6.802

8.142

9.549

11.027

12.578

2.080

3.246

4.506

5.867

7.336

8.923

10.637

12.488

14.487

2.100

3.310

4.641

6.105

7.716

9.487

11.436

13.579

15.937

2.150

3.473

4.993

6.742

8.754

11.067

13.727

16.786

20.304

Figure 3.5

Time line for

calculating the

present (discounted)

value of an (ordinary)

annuity [periodic

receipt R $1,000;

i 8%; and n 3 years]

An abbreviated listing of FVIFAs appears in Table 3.5. A more complete listing appears in Table III in the Appendix at the end of this book.

Making use of Table 3.5 to solve the problem described in Figure 3.4, we get

FVA 3 $1,000(FVIFA 8%,3)

$1,000(3.246) $3,246

This answer is identical to that shown in Figure 3.4. (Note: Use of a table rather than a for-

mula subjects us to some slight rounding error. Had we used Eq. (3.8), our answer would

have been 40 cents more. Therefore, when extreme accuracy is called for, use formulas rather

than tables.)

Return for the moment to Figure 3.3. Only now let’s assume the cash flows of $1,000 a year

for three years represent withdrawals from a savings account earning 8 percent compound

annual interest. How much money would you have to place in the account right now (time

period 0) such that you would end up with a zero balance after the last $1,000 withdrawal?

Figure 3.5 shows the long way to find the answer.

As can be seen from Figure 3.5, solving for the present value of an annuity boils down to

determining the sum of a series of individual present values. Therefore, we can write the

general formula for the present value of an (ordinary) annuity for n periods (PVAn) as

PVAn R [1/(1 i )1] R [1/(1 i )2] . . . R [1/(1 i )n ]

R [PVIFi,1 PVIFi,2 . . . PVIFi,n]

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Table 3.6

Present value interest

factor of an (ordinary)

annuity of $1 per

(PVIFA i,n)

n

t 1

t

n

INTEREST RATE (i )

period at i % for n

periods (PVIFAi,n) PERIOD (n)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1%

0.990

1.970

2.941

3.902

4.853

5.795

6.728

7.652

8.566

9.471

3%

0.971

1.913

2.829

3.717

4.580

5.417

6.230

7.020

7.786

8.530

5%

0.952

1.859

2.723

3.546

4.329

5.076

5.786

6.463

7.108

7.722

8%

0.926

1.783

2.577

3.312

3.993

4.623

5.206

5.747

6.247

6.710

10%

0.909

1.736

2.487

3.170

3.791

4.355

4.868

5.335

5.759

6.145

15%

0.870

1.626

2.283

2.855

3.352

3.784

4.160

4.487

4.772

5.019

Notice that our formula reduces to PVA n being equal to the periodic receipt (R) times the ―sum of the present value interest factors at i percent for time periods 1 to n.‖ Mathematically,

this is equivalent to

n

t1

and can be expressed even more simply as

PVAn R (PVIFAi,n)

(3.10) (3.11)

where PVIFAi,n stands for the present value interest factor of an (ordinary) annuity at i percent

for n periods. Table IV in the Appendix at the end of this book holds PVIFAs for a wide range of values for i and n, and Table 3.6 contains excerpts from it.

We can make use of Table 3.6 to solve for the present value of the $1,000 annuity for

three

years at 8 percent shown in Figure 3.5. The PVIFA8%,3 is found from the table to be 2.577. (Notice this figure is nothing more than the sum of the first three numbers under the 8%

column in Table 3.4, which gives PVIFs.) Employing Eq. (3.11), we get

PVA 3 $1,000(PVIFA 8%,3)

$1,000(2.577) $2,577

Unknown Interest (or Discount) Rate. A rearrangement of the basic future value (present

value) of an annuity equation can be used to solve for the compound interest (discount) rate

implicit in an annuity if we know: (1) the annuity’s future (present) value, (2) the periodic

payment or receipt, and (3) the number of periods involved. Suppose that you need to have

at least $9,500 at the end of 8 years in order to send your parents on a luxury cruise. To accu-

mulate this sum, you have decided to deposit $1,000 at the end of each of the next 8 years in

a bank savings account. If the bank compounds interest annually, what minimum compound

annual interest rate must the bank offer for your savings plan to work?

To solve for the compound annual interest rate (i) implicit in this annuity problem, we

make use of future value of an annuity Eq. (3.9) as follows:

FVA 8 R (FVIFA i,8)

$9,500 $1,000(FVIFA i,8)

FVIFA i,8 $9,500/$1,000 9.5

Reading across the 8-period row in Table 3.5, we look for the future value interest factor

of

an annuity (FVIFA) that comes closest to our calculated value of 9.5. In our table, that

interest

factor is 9.549 and is found in the 5% column. Because 9.549 is slightly larger than 9.5, we

� 1/(1 i ) (1� [1/(1 i ) ])/i

PVAn R� 1/(1 i )t R [(1� [1/(1 i )n])/i ]

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conclude that the interest rate implicit in the example situation is actually slightly less than 5 percent. (For a more accurate answer, you would need to rely on trial-and-error testing of

different interest rates, interpolation, or a financial calculator.)

Unknown Periodic Payment (or Receipt). When dealing with annuities, one frequently encounters situations in which either the future (or present) value of the annuity, the interest

rate, and the number of periodic payments (or receipts) are known. What needs to be deter-

mined, however, is the size of each equal payment or receipt. In a business setting, we most

frequently encounter the need to determine periodic annuity payments in sinking fund (i.e.,

building up a fund through equal-dollar payments) and loan amortization (i.e., extinguishing

a loan through equal-dollar payments) problems.

Rearrangement of either the basic present or future value annuity equation is necessary to

solve for the periodic payment or receipt implicit in an annuity. Because we devote an entire

section at the end of this chapter to the important topic of loan amortization, we will illus-

trate how to calculate the periodic payment with a sinking fund problem.

How much must one deposit each year end in a savings account earning 5 percent com-

pound annual interest to accumulate $10,000 at the end of 8 years? We compute the payment (R) going into the savings account each year with the help of future value of an annuity

Eq. (3.9). In addition, we use Table 3.5 to find the value corresponding to FVIFA5%,8 and proceed as follows:

FVA 8 R (FVIFA 5%,8)

$10,000 R(9.549)

R $10,000/9.549 $1,047.23

Therefore, by making eight year-end deposits of $1,047.23 each into a savings account earn-

ing 5 percent compound annual interest, we will build up a sum totaling $10,000 at the end

of 8 years.

Perpetuity An ordinary

Perpetuity. A perpetuity is an ordinary annuity whose payments or receipts continue for-

annuity whose ever. The ability to determine the present value of this special type of annuity will be required payments or receipts

continue forever. when we value perpetual bonds and preferred stock in the next chapter. A look back to PVAn

in Eq. (3.10) should help us to make short work of this type of task. Replacing n in Eq. (3.10)

with the value infinity (�) gives us

PVA� R [(1� [1/(1 i )�])/i ] (3.12)

Because the bracketed term – [1/(1 i)�] – approaches zero, we can rewrite Eq. (3.12) as

PVA� R [(1� 0)/i ] R (1/i )

or simply

PVA� R /i (3.13)

Thus the present value of a perpetuity is simply the periodic receipt (payment) divided by

the interest rate per period. For example, if $100 is received each year forever and the interest

rate is 8 percent, the present value of this perpetuity is $1,250 (that is, $100/0.08).

Annuity Due. In contrast to an ordinary annuity, where payments or receipts occur at the

end of each period, an annuity due calls for a series of equal payments occurring at the begin-

ning of each period. Luckily, only a slight modification to the procedures already outlined for

the treatment of ordinary annuities will allow us to solve annuity due problems.

Figure 3.6 compares and contrasts the calculation for the future value of a $1,000 ordinary

annuity for three years at 8 percent (FVA3) with that of the future value of a $1,000 annuity

due for three years at 8 percent (FVAD3). Notice that the cash flows for the ordinary annuity are perceived to occur at the end of periods 1, 2, and 3, and those for the annuity due are per-

ceived to occur at the beginning of periods 2, 3, and 4.

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Figure 3.6

Time lines for

calculating the future

(compound) value of

an (ordinary) annuity

and an annuity due

[periodic receipt

R $1,000; i 8%;

and n 3 years]

Notice that the future value of the three-year annuity due is simply equal to the future

value of a comparable three-year ordinary annuity compounded for one more period. Thus

the future value of an annuity due at i percent for n periods (FVADn) is determined as

FVADn R (FVIFAi,n)(1 i ) (3.14)

Take Note

Whether a cash flow appears to occur at the beginning or end of a period often depends on

your perspective, however. (In a similar vein, is midnight the end of one day or the begin-

ning of the next?) Therefore, the real key to distinguishing between the future value of an

ordinary annuity and an annuity due is the point at which the future value is calculated. For

an ordinary annuity, future value is calculated as of the last cash flow. For an annuity due,

future value is calculated as of one period after the last cash flow.

The determination of the present value of an annuity due at i percent forn periods

(PVADn) is best understood by example. Figure 3.7 illustrates the calculations necessary to determine both the present value of a $1,000 ordinary annuity at 8 percent for three years

(PVA3) and the present value of a $1,000 annuity due at 8 percent for three years (PVAD3). As can be seen in Figure 3.7, the present value of a three-year annuity due is equal to the

present value of a two-year ordinary annuity plus one nondiscounted periodic receipt or

payment. This can be generalized as follows:

PVADn R(PVIFAi,n�1) R

R(PVIFAi,n�1 1)

(3.15)

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Figure 3.7

Time lines for

calculating the

present (discounted)

value of an (ordinary)

annuity and an

annuity due [periodic

receipt R $1,000;

i 8%; and n 3 years]

Alternatively, we could view the present value of an annuity due as the present value of an ordinary annuity that had been brought back one period too far. That is, we want the present

value one period later than the ordinary annuity approach provides. Therefore, we could cal-

culate the present value of an n-period annuity and then compound it one period forward.

The general formula for this approach to determining PVADn is

PVADn (1 i )(R )(PVIFA i,n) (3.16)

Figure 3.7 proves by example that both approaches to determining PVADn work equally well.

However, the use of Eq. (3.15) seems to be the more obvious approach. The time-line

approach taken in Figure 3.7 also helps us recognize the major differences between the pre-

sent value of an ordinary annuity and an annuity due.

Take Note

In solving for the present value of an ordinary annuity, we consider the cash flows as

occurring at the end of periods (in our Figure 3.7 example, the end of periods 1, 2, and 3)

and calculate the present value as of one period before the first cash flow. Determination

of the present value of an annuity due calls for us to consider the cash flows as occurring

at the beginning of periods (in our example, the beginning of periods 1, 2, and 3) and to

calculate the present value as of the first cash flow.

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Mixed Flows

Many time value of money problems that we face involve neither a single cash flow nor a

single annuity. Instead, we may encounter a mixed (or uneven) pattern of cash flows.

Question

Assume that you are faced with the following problem – on an exam (arghh!), perhaps. What is the present value of $5,000 to be received annually at the end of

years 1 and 2, followed by $6,000 annually at the end of years 3 and 4, and

concluding

with a final payment of $1,000 at the end of year 5, all discounted at 5 percent?

The first step in solving the question above, or any similar problem, is to draw a time

line, position the cash flows, and draw arrows indicating the direction and position to which

you are going to adjust the flows. Second, make the necessary calculations as indicated by

your diagram. (You may think that drawing a picture of what needs to be done is somewhat

―childlike.‖ However, consider that most successful home builders work from blueprints – why shouldn’t you?)

Figure 3.8 illustrates that mixed flow problems can always be solved by adjusting each flow

individually and then summing the results. This is time-consuming, but it works.

Often we can recognize certain patterns within mixed cash flows that allow us to take some

calculation shortcuts. Thus the problem that we have been working on could be solved in a

number of alternative ways. One such alternative is shown in Figure 3.9. Notice how our

two-

step procedure continues to lead us to the correct solution:

Take Note

l

l

Step 1: Draw a time line, position cash flows, and draw arrows to indicate direction and

position of adjustments.

Step 2: Perform calculations as indicated by your diagram.

A wide variety of mixed (uneven) cash-flow problems could be illustrated. To appreciate

this variety and to master the skills necessary to determine solutions, be sure to do the

prob-

lems at the end of this chapter. Don’t be too bothered if you make some mistakes at first.

Time

value of money problems can be tricky. Mastering this material is a little bit like learning to

ride a bicycle. You expect to fall and get bruised a bit until you pick up the necessary skills.

But practice makes perfect.

The Magic of Compound Interest

Each year, on your birthday, you invest $2,000 in a tax-free retirement investment account. By age 65 you will have

accumulated:

COMPOUND ANNUAL STARTING AGE

INTEREST RATE (i)

6%

8

10

12

21

$ 425,487

773,011

1,437,810

2,716,460

31

$222,870

344,634

542,048

863,326

41

$109,730

146,212

196,694

266,668

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$46,552

54,304

63,544

74,560

From the table, it looks like the time to start saving is now!

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Figure 3.8

(Alternative 1) Time

line for calculating

the present

(discounted) value

of mixed cash flows

[FV1 F V2 $5,000;

F V3 F V4 $6,000;

F V5 $1,000; i 5%;

and n 5 years]

Figure 3.9

(Alternative 2) Time

line for calculating

the present

(discounted) value

of mixed cash flows

[FV1 FV2 $5,000;

FV3 FV4 $6,000;

FV5 $1,000; i 5%;

and n 5 years]

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Compounding More Than Once a Year

Semiannual and Other Compounding Periods

Future (or Compound) Value. Up to now, we have assumed that interest is paid annually.

It is easiest to get a basic understanding of the time value of money with this assumption.

Now, however, it is time to consider the relationship between future value and interest rates

for different compounding periods. To begin, suppose that interest is paid semiannually. If Nominal (stated)

interest rate

A rate of interest

quoted for a year

that has not been

adjusted for frequency

of compounding.

If interest is

compounded more

than once a year,

the effective interest

rate will be higher

than the nominal rate.

you then deposit $100 in a savings account at a nominal, or stated, 8 percent annual

interest

rate, the future value at the end of six months would be

FV0.5 $100(1 [0.08/2]) $104

In other words, at the end of one half-year you would receive 4 percent in interest, not 8

per-

cent. At the end of a year the future value of the deposit would be

FV1 $100(1 [0.08/2])2 $108.16

This amount compares with $108 if interest is paid only once a year. The $0.16 difference

is caused by interest being earned in the second six months on the $4 in interest paid at the

end of the first six months. The more times during the year that interest is paid, the greater

the future value at the end of a given year.

The general formula for solving for the future value at the end of n years where interest is

paid m times a year is

FVn PV0(1 [i /m])mn (3.17)

To illustrate, suppose that now interest is paid quarterly and that you wish to know the

future

value of $100 at the end of one year where the stated annual rate is 8 percent. The future

value

would be

FV1 $100(1 [0.08/4])(4)(1)

$100(1 0.02)4 $108.24

which, of course, is higher than it would be with either semiannual or annual compounding.

The future value at the end of three years for the example with quarterly compound-

ing is

FV3 $100(1 [0.08/4])(4)(3)

$100(1 0.02)12 $126.82

compared with a future value with semiannual compounding of

FV3 $100(1 [0.08/2])(2)(3)

$100(1 0.04)6 $126.53

and with annual compounding of

FV3 $100(1 [0.08/1])(1)(3)

$100(1 0.08)3 $125.97

Thus, the more frequently interest is paid each year, the greater the future value. When m in

Eq. (3.17) approaches infinity, we achieve continuous compounding. Shortly, we will take a

special look at continuous compounding and discounting.

Present (or Discounted) Value. When interest is compounded more than once a year, the formula for calculating present value must be revised along the same lines as for the calcula-

tion of future value. Instead of dividing the future cash flow by (1 i)n as we do when annual compounding is involved, we determine the present value by

Part 2 Valuation

PV0 FVn /(1 [i /m])mn

(3.18)

where, as before, FVn is the future cash flow to be received at the end of year n, m is the num-

ber of times a year interest is compounded, and i is the discount rate. We can use Eq. (3.18), for example, to calculate the present value of $100 to be received at the end of year 3 for a

nominal discount rate of 8 percent compounded quarterly:

PV0 $100/(1 [0.08/4])(4)(3)

$100/(1 0.02)12 $78.85

If the discount rate is compounded only annually, we have

PV0 $100/(1 0.08)3 $79.38

Thus, the fewer times a year that the nominal discount rate is compounded, the greater the

present value. This relationship is just the opposite of that for future values.

Continuous Compounding

In practice, interest is sometimes compounded continuously. Therefore it is useful to consider

how this works. Recall that the general formula for solving for the future value at the end of

year n, Eq. (3.17), is

FVn PV0(1 [i /m])mn

As m, the number of times a year that interest is compounded, approaches infinity (�), we get

continuous compounding, and the term (1 [i/m])mn approaches e in, where e is approximately 2.71828. Therefore the future value at the end of n years of an initial deposit of PV0

where interest is compounded continuously at a rate of i percent is

FVn PV0(e )in

(3.19)

For our earlier example problem, the future value of a $100 deposit at the end of three years

with continuous compounding at 8 percent would be

FV3 $100(e )(0.08)(3)

$100(2.71828)(0.24) $127.12

This compares with a future value with annual compounding of

FV3 $100(1 0.08)3 $125.97

Continuous compounding results in the maximum possible future value at the end of n

periods for a given nominal rate of interest.

By the same token, when interest is compounded continuously, the formula for the present

value of a cash flow received at the end of year n is

PV0 FVn /(e)in

(3.20)

Thus the present value of $1,000 to be received at the end of 10 years with a discount rate of

20 percent, compounded continuously, is

PV0 $1,000/(e)(0.20)(10)

$1,000/(2.71828)2 $135.34

We see then that present value calculations involving continuous compounding are

merely the reciprocals of future value calculations. Also, although continuous compound-

ing results in the maximum possible future value, it results in the minimum possible present

value.

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The ―special case‖ formula for effective annual interest rate when there is continuous compounding is as follows:


Question

Answer

Effective annual

interest rate The

actual rate of interest

earned (paid) after

adjusting the nominal

rate for factors such

as the number of

compounding periods

per year.

When a bank quotes you an annual percentage yield (APY) on a savings account or certificate of deposit, what does that mean?

Based on a congressional act, the Federal Reserve requires that banks and thrifts adopt a standardized method of calculating the effective interest rates they pay on consumer

accounts. It is called the annual percentage yield (APY). The APY is meant to eliminate

confusion caused when savings institutions apply different methods of compounding

and use various terms, such as effective yield, annual yield, and effective rate. The APY is

similar to the effective annual interest rate. The APY calculation, however, is based on

the actual number of days for which the money is deposited in an account in a 365-day

year (366 days in a leap year).

In a similar vein, the Truth-in-Lending Act mandates that all financial institutions

report the effective interest rate on any loan. This rate is called the annual percentage

rate (APR). However, the financial institutions are not required to report the ―true‖ effective annual interest rate as the APR. Instead, they may report a noncompounded

version of the effective annual interest rate. For example, assume that a bank makes a

loan for less than a year, or interest is to be compounded more frequently than annually.

The bank would determine an effective periodic interest rate– based on usable funds (i.e.,

the amount of funds the borrower can actually use) – and then simply multiply this rate

by the number of such periods in a year. The result is the APR. Effective Annual Interest Rate

Different investments may provide returns based on various compounding periods. If we want

to compare alternative investments that have different compounding periods, we need to

state

their interest on some common, or standardized, basis. This leads us to make a distinction

between nominal, or stated, interest and the effective annual interest rate. The effective

annual interest rate is the interest rate compounded annually that provides the same annual

interest as the nominal rate does when compounded m times per year.

By definition then,

(1 effective annual interest rate) (1 [i /m])(m)(1)

Therefore, given the nominal rate i and the number of compounding periods per year m, we

can solve for the effective annual interest rate as follows:3

effective annual interest rate (1 [i /m])m� 1 (3.21)

For example, if a savings plan offered a nominal interest rate of 8 percent compounded

quarterly on a one-year investment, the effective annual interest rate would be

(1 [0.08/4])4� 1 (1 0.02)4� 1 0.08243

Only if interest had been compounded annually would the effective annual interest rate

have

equaled the nominal rate of 8 percent.

Table 3.7 contains a number of future values at the end of one year for $1,000 earning a

nominal rate of 8 percent for several different compounding periods. The table illustrates

that the more numerous the compounding periods, the greater the future value of (and

interest earned on) the deposit, and the greater the effective annual interest rate.

3

effective annual interest rate (e)i� 1

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$22,000 R� 1/(1 0.12)t

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Table 3.7

INITIAL

COMPOUNDING

FUTURE VALUE AT

EFFECTIVE ANNUAL

Effects of different AMOUNT PERIODS END OF 1 YEAR INTEREST RATE*

compounding periods $1,000 Annually $1,080.00 8.000%

on future values of 1,000 Semiannually 1,081.60 8.160

$1,000 invested at 1,000 Quarterly 1,082.43 8.243

an 8% nominal 1,000 Monthly 1,083.00 8.300

interest rate 1,000 Daily (365 days) 1,083.28 8.328

1,000 Continuously 1,083.29 8.329

*Note: $1,000 invested for a year at these rates compounded annually would provide the same future

values as those found in Column 3.

Amortizing a Loan

An important use of present value concepts is in determining the payments required for

an installment-type loan. The distinguishing feature of this loan is that it is repaid in equal

periodic payments that include both interest and principal. These payments can be made

monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually. Installment payments are prevalent in mort-

gage loans, auto loans, consumer loans, and certain business loans.

To illustrate with the simplest case of annual payments, suppose you borrow $22,000 at

12 percent compound annual interest to be repaid over the next six years. Equal installment

payments are required at the end of each year. In addition, these payments must be sufficient

in amount to repay the $22,000 together with providing the lender with a 12 percent return.

To determine the annual payment, R, we set up the problem as follows:

6

t1

R (PVIFA 12%,6)

In Table IV in the Appendix at the end of the book, we find that the discount factor for a six-

Amortization year annuity with a 12 percent interest rate is 4.111. Solving for R in the problem above, we

have schedule

A table showing the

repayment schedule

$22,000 R (4.111)

R $22,000/4.111 $5,351

of interest and

principal necessary

to pay off a loan by

Thus annual payments of $5,351 will completely amortize (extinguish) a $22,000 loan in

six years. Each payment consists partly of interest and partly of principal repayment. The maturity. amortization schedule is shown in Table 3.8. We see that annual interest is determined by

Table 3.8

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Amortization schedule

for illustrated loan

END OF YEAR

INSTALLMENT

PAYMENT

ANNUAL INTEREST

(4)t�1 0.12

PRINCIPAL PAYMENT

(1)� (2)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OWING AT YEAR END

(4)t�1� (3)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

–

$ 5,351

5,351

5,351

5,351

5,351

5,351

$32,106

–

$ 2,640

2,315

1,951

1,542

1,085

573

$10,106

–

$ 2,711

3,036

3,400

3,809

4,266

4,778

$22,000

$22,000

19,289

16,253

12,853

9,044

4,778

0

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PV0 FVn[1/(1 i ) ]

PVA n R[(1� [1/(1 i ) ])/i ]


multiplying the principal amount outstanding at the beginning of the year by 12 percent. The amount of principal payment is simply the total installment payment minus the interest pay-

ment. Notice that the proportion of the installment payment composed of interest declines

over time, whereas the proportion composed of principal increases. At the end of six years, a

total of $22,000 in principal payments will have been made and the loan will be completely

amortized. The breakdown between interest and principal is important because on a

business

loan only interest is deductible as an expense for tax purposes.

Summary Table of Key Compound Interest Formulas

FLOW(S)

Single Amounts:

FVn P0(1 i )n

P0(FVIFi,n)

n

FVn(PVIFi,n)

Annuities:

FVA n R([(1 i )n� 1]/i )

R(FVIFAi, n)

n

R(PVIFAi,n)

FVADn R(FVIFAi, n)(1 i )

PVADn R(PVIFAi, n�1 1)

(1 i)(R)(PVIFAi, n)

Key Learning Points

EQUATION

(3.4)

(3.5)

(3.6)

(3.7)

(3.8)

(3.9)

(3.10)

(3.11)

(3.14)

(3.15)

(3.16)

END OF BOOK TABLE

I

II

III

IV

III (adjusted)

IV (adjusted)

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Most financial decisions, personal as well as business, involve the time value of money. We use the rate of

interest to express the time value of money.

Simple interest is interest paid (earned) on only the

original amount, or principal, borrowed (lent).

Compound interest is interest paid (earned) on any

previous interest earned, as well as on the principal

borrowed (lent). The concept of compound interest

can be used to solve a wide variety of problems in

finance.

Two key concepts – future value and present value–

underlie all compound interest problems. Future

value is the value at some future time of a present

amount of money, or a series of payments, evaluated

at a given interest rate. Present value is the current

value of a future amount of money, or a series of pay-

ments, evaluated at a given interest rate.

It is very helpful to begin solving time value of money

problems by first drawing a time line on which you

position the relevant cash flows.

An annuity is a series of equal payments or receipts

occurring over a specified number of periods.

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There are some characteristics that should help you to identify and solve the various types of annuity

problems:

1. Present value of an ordinary annuity – cash flows

occur at the end of each period, and present value is

calculated as of one period before the first cash flow.

2. Present value of an annuity due – cash flows occur

at the beginning of each period, and present value is

calculated as of the first cash flow.

3. Future value of an ordinary annuity – cash flows

occur at the end of each period, and future value is

calculated as of the last cash flow.

4. Future value of an annuity due – cash flows occur

at the beginning of each period, and future value is

calculated as of one period after the last cash flow.

Various formulas were presented for solving for

future values and present values of single amounts

and of annuities. Mixed (uneven) cash-flow problems

can always be solved by adjusting each flow indi-

vidually and then summing the results. The ability to

recognize certain patterns within mixed cash flows

will allow you to take calculation shortcuts.

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To compare alternative investments having different

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Amortizing a loan involves determining the periodic

compounding periods, it is often necessary to calculate

their effective annual interest rates. The effective annual

interest rate is the interest rate compounded annually

that provides the same annual interest as the nominal

rate does when compounded m times per year.

Questions

payment necessary to reduce the principal amount to

zero at maturity, while providing interest payments on

the unpaid principal balance. The principal amount

owed decreases at an increasing rate as payments are

made.

1. 2.

3.

4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

What is simple interest? What is compound interest? Why is it important?

What kinds of personal financial decisions have you made that involve compound interest?

What is an annuity? Is an annuity worth more or less than a lump sum payment received

now that would be equal to the sum of all the future annuity payments?

What type of compounding would you prefer in your savings account? Why?

Contrast the calculation of future (terminal) value with the calculation of present value. What is the difference?

What is the advantage of using present value tables rather than formulas?

If you are scheduled to receive a certain sum of money five years from now but wish to

sell your contract for its present value, which type of compounding would you prefer to

be used in the calculation? Why?

The ―Rule of 72‖ suggests that an amount will double in 12 years at a 6 percent compound

annual rate or double in 6 years at a 12 percent annual rate. Is this a useful rule, and is it

an accurate one?

Does present value decrease at a linear rate, at an increasing rate, or at a decreasing rate

with the discount rate? Why?

Does present value decrease at a linear rate, at an increasing rate, or at a decreasing rate

with the length of time in the future the payment is to be received? Why?

Sven Smorgasbord is 35 years old and is presently experiencing the ―good‖ life. As a

result, he anticipates that he will increase his weight at a rate of 3 percent a year. At

present he weighs 200 pounds. What will he weigh at age 60?

Self-Correction Problems

1. The following cash-flow streams need to be analyzed:

CASH-FLOW

END OF YEAR

STREAM

W

X

Y

Z

1

$100

$600

–

$200

2

$200

–

–

–

3

$200

–

–

$500

4

$300

–

–

–

5

1,$300

–

11,200

$0,300

a. Calculate the future (terminal) value of each stream at the end of year 5 with a com-

pound annual interest rate of 10 percent.

b. Compute the present value of each stream if the discount rate is 14 percent.

2. Muffin Megabucks is considering two different savings plans. The first plan would have her

deposit $500 every six months, and she would receive interest at a 7 percent annual rate,

compounded semiannually. Under the second plan she would deposit $1,000 every year

with a rate of interest of 7.5 percent, compounded annually. The initial deposit with

Plan 1 would be made six months from now and, with Plan 2, one year hence.

a. What is the future (terminal) value of the first plan at the end of 10 years?

b. What is the future (terminal) value of the second plan at the end of 10 years?

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c. Which plan should Muffin use, assuming that her only concern is with the value of her

savings at the end of 10 years?

d. Would your answer change if the rate of interest on the second plan were 7 percent?

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

On a contract you have a choice of receiving $25,000 six years from now or $50,000 twelve

years from now. At what implied compound annual interest rate should you be indifferent

between the two contracts?

Emerson Cammack wishes to purchase an annuity contract that will pay him $7,000 a year

for the rest of his life. The Philo Life Insurance Company figures that his life expectancy is

20 years, based on its actuary tables. The company imputes a compound annual interest

rate of 6 percent in its annuity contracts.

a. How much will Cammack have to pay for the annuity?

b. How much would he have to pay if the interest rate were 8 percent?

You borrow $10,000 at 14 percent compound annual interest for four years. The loan is

repayable in four equal annual installments payable at the end of each year.

a. What is the annual payment that will completely amortize the loan over four years?

(You may wish to round to the nearest dollar.)

b. Of each equal payment, what is the amount of interest? The amount of loan principal? (Hint: In early years, the payment is composed largely of interest, whereas at the end it

is mainly principal.)

Your late Uncle Vern’s will entitles you to receive $1,000 at the end of every other year for

the next two decades. The first cash flow is two years from now. At a 10 percent compound

annual interest rate, what is the present value of this unusual cash-flow pattern? (Try to

solve this problem in as few steps as you can.)

A bank offers you a seven-month certificate of deposit (CD) at a 7.06 percent annual rate

that would provide a 7.25 percent effective annual yield. For the seven-month CD, is

inter-

est being compounded daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly? And, by the way, having

invested $10,000 in this CD, how much money would you receive when your CD matures

in seven months? That is, what size check would the bank give you if you closed your

account at the end of seven months?

A Dillonvale, Ohio, man saved pennies for 65 years. When he finally decided to cash them

in, he had roughly 8 million of them (or $80,000 worth), filling 40 trash cans. On average,

the man saved $1,230 worth of pennies a year. If he had deposited the pennies saved

each year, at each year’s end, into a savings account earning 5 percent compound annual

interest, how much would he have had in this account after 65 years of saving? How much

more ―cents‖ (sense) would this have meant for our ―penny saver‖ compared with simply

putting his pennies into trash cans?

Xu Lin recently obtained a 10-year, $50,000 loan. The loan carries an 8 percent compound

annual interest rate and calls for annual installment payments of $7,451.47 at the end of

each of the next 10 years.

a. How much (in dollars) of the first year’s payment is principal?

b. How much total interest will be paid over the life of the loan? (Hint: You do not need

to construct a loan amortization table to answer this question. Some simple math is all

you need.)

Problems

1. The following are exercises in future (terminal) values: a. At the end of three years, how much is an initial deposit of $100 worth, assuming a

compound annual interest rate of (i) 100 percent? (ii) 10 percent? (iii) 0 percent?

b. At the end of five years, how much is an initial $500 deposit followed by five year-end,

annual $100 payments worth, assuming a compound annual interest rate of (i) 10

per-

cent? (ii) 5 percent? (iii) 0 percent?

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c. At the end of six years, how much is an initial $500 deposit followed by five year-end,

annual $100 payments worth, assuming a compound annual interest rate of (i) 10 per-

cent? (ii) 5 percent? (iii) 0 percent?

d. At the end of three years, how much is an initial $100 deposit worth, assuming a quar-

terly compounded annual interest rate of (i) 100 percent? (ii) 10 percent?

e. Why do your answers to Part (d) differ from those to Part (a)?

f. At the end of 10 years, how much is a $100 initial deposit worth, assuming an annual

interest rate of 10 percent compounded (i) annually? (ii) semiannually? (iii) quarterly?

(iv) continuously? 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

The following are exercises in present values:

a. $100 at the end of three years is worth how much today, assuming a discount rate of

(i) 100 percent? (ii) 10 percent? (iii) 0 percent?

b. What is the aggregate present value of $500 received at the end of each of the next

three years, assuming a discount rate of (i) 4 percent? (ii) 25 percent?

c. $100 is received at the end of one year, $500 at the end of two years, and $1,000 at the

end of three years. What is the aggregate present value of these receipts, assuming a

discount rate of (i) 4 percent? (ii) 25 percent? d. $1,000 is to be received at the end of one year, $500 at the end of two years, and $100

at the end of three years. What is the aggregate present value of these receipts assum-

ing a discount rate of (i) 4 percent? (ii) 25 percent?

e. Compare your solutions in Part (c) with those in Part (d) and explain the reason for

the differences.

Joe Hernandez has inherited $25,000 and wishes to purchase an annuity that will provide

him with a steady income over the next 12 years. He has heard that the local savings and

loan association is currently paying 6 percent compound interest on an annual basis. If

he were to deposit his funds, what year-end equal-dollar amount (to the nearest dollar)

would he be able to withdraw annually such that he would have a zero balance after his

last withdrawal 12 years from now?

You need to have $50,000 at the end of 10 years. To accumulate this sum, you have

decided to save a certain amount at the end of each of the next 10 years and deposit it in

the bank. The bank pays 8 percent interest compounded annually for long-term deposits.

How much will you have to save each year (to the nearest dollar)?

Same as Problem 4 above, except that you deposit a certain amount at the beginning of

each of the next 10 years. Now, how much will you have to save each year (to the nearest

dollar)?

Vernal Equinox wishes to borrow $10,000 for three years. A group of individuals agrees

to lend him this amount if he contracts to pay them $16,000 at the end of the three years.

What is the implicit compound annual interest rate implied by this contract (to the

nearest whole percent)?

You have been offered a note with four years to maturity, which will pay $3,000 at the end

of each of the four years. The price of the note to you is $10,200. What is the implicit

compound annual interest rate you will receive (to the nearest whole percent)?

Sales of the P.J. Cramer Company were $500,000 this year, and they are expected to grow

at a compound rate of 20 percent for the next six years. What will be the sales figure at

the end of each of the next six years?

The H & L Bark Company is considering the purchase of a debarking machine that is

expected to provide cash flows as follows:

END OF YEAR

1 2 3 4 5

Cash flow $1,200 $2,000 $2,400 $1,900 $1,600

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END OF YEAR

6 7 8 9 10

Cash flow $1,400 $1,400 $1,400 $1,400 $1,400

If the appropriate annual discount rate is 14 percent, what is the present value of this cash-flow stream?

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

Suppose you were to receive $1,000 at the end of 10 years. If your opportunity rate is

10 percent, what is the present value of this amount if interest is compounded (a) annu-

ally? (b) quarterly? (c) continuously?

In connection with the United States Bicentennial, the Treasury once contemplated

offer-

ing a savings bond for $1,000 that would be worth $1 million in 100 years.

Approximately

what compound annual interest rate is implied by these terms?

Selyn Cohen is 63 years old and recently retired. He wishes to provide retirement income

for himself and is considering an annuity contract with the Philo Life Insurance

Company. Such a contract pays him an equal-dollar amount each year that he lives. For

this cash-flow stream, he must put up a specific amount of money at the beginning. According to actuary tables, his life expectancy is 15 years, and that is the duration on

which the insurance company bases its calculations regardless of how long he actually

lives.

a. If Philo Life uses a compound annual interest rate of 5 percent in its calculations,

what must Cohen pay at the outset for an annuity to provide him with $10,000 per

year? (Assume that the expected annual payments are at the end of each of the

15 years.)

b. What would be the purchase price if the compound annual interest rate is 10 percent?

c. Cohen had $30,000 to put into an annuity. How much would he receive each year if

the insurance company uses a 5 percent compound annual interest rate in its calcula-

tions? A 10 percent compound annual interest rate?

The Happy Hang Glide Company is purchasing a building and has obtained a $190,000

mortgage loan for 20 years. The loan bears a compound annual interest rate of 17 percent

and calls for equal annual installment payments at the end of each of the 20 years. What

is the amount of the annual payment?

Establish loan amortization schedules for the following loans to the nearest cent (see

Table 3.8 for an example):

a. A 36-month loan of $8,000 with equal installment payments at the end of each

month.

The interest rate is 1 percent per month.

b. A 25-year mortgage loan of $184,000 at a 10 percent compound annual interest rate

with equal installment payments at the end of each year.

You have borrowed $14,300 at a compound annual interest rate of 15 percent. You feel

that you will be able to make annual payments of $3,000 per year on your loan. (Payments

include both principal and interest.) How long will it be before the loan is entirely paid

off (to the nearest year)?

Lost Dutchman Mines, Inc., is considering investing in Peru. It makes a bid to the gov-

ernment to participate in the development of a mine, the profits of which will be realized

at the end of five years. The mine is expected to produce $5 million in cash to Lost

Dutchman Mines at that time. Other than the bid at the outset, no other cash flows will

occur, as the government will reimburse the company for all costs. If Lost Dutchman

requires a nominal annual return of 20 percent (ignoring any tax consequences), what

is the maximum bid it should make for the participation right if interest is compounded

(a) annually? (b) semiannually? (c) quarterly? (d) continuously?

Earl E. Bird has decided to start saving for his retirement. Beginning on his twenty-first

birthday, Earl plans to invest $2,000 each birthday into a savings investment earning a

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7 percent compound annual rate of interest. He will continue this savings program for a total of 10 years and then stop making payments. But his savings will continue to com-

pound at 7 percent for 35 more years, until Earl retires at age 65. Ivana Waite also plans

to invest $2,000 a year, on each birthday, at 7 percent, and will do so for a total of 35 years.

However, she will not begin her contributions until her thirty-first birthday. How much

will Earl’s and Ivana’s savings programs be worth at the retirement age of 65? Who is

better off financially at retirement, and by how much?

18. When you were born, your dear old Aunt Minnie promised to deposit $1,000 in a savings

account for you on each and every one of your birthdays, beginning with your first. The

savings account bears a 5 percent compound annual rate of interest. You have just turned

25 and want all the cash. However, it turns out that dear old (forgetful) Aunt Minnie

made no deposits on your fifth, seventh, and eleventh birthdays. How much is in the

account now – on your twenty-fifth birthday?

19. Assume that you will be opening a savings account today by depositing $100,000. The

savings account pays 5 percent compound annual interest, and this rate is assumed to

remain in effect for all future periods. Four years from today you will withdraw R

dollars. You will continue to make additional annual withdrawals of R dollars for a while longer – making your last withdrawal at the end of year 9 – to achieve the fol-

lowing pattern of cash flows over time. (Note: Today is time period zero; one year from

today is the end of time period 1; etc.)

How large must R be to leave you with exactly a zero balance after your final R withdrawal is made at the end of year 9? (Tip: Making use of an annuity table or formula will make

your work a lot easier!)

20. Suppose that an investment promises to pay a nominal 9.6 percent annual rate of inter-

est. What is the effective annual interest rate on this investment assuming that interest is

compounded (a) annually? (b) semiannually? (c) quarterly? (d) monthly? (e) daily (365

days)? (f ) continuously? (Note: Report your answers accurate to four decimal places –

e.g., 0.0987 or 9.87%.)

21.―Want to win a million dollars? Here’s how. . . . One winner, chosen at random from all

entries, will win a $1,000,000 annuity.‖ That was the statement announcing a contest on

the World Wide Web. The contest rules described the ―million-dollar prize‖ in greater

detail: ―40 annual payments of $25,000 each, which will result in a total payment of

$1,000,000. The first payment will be made January 1; subsequent payments will be

made each January thereafter.‖ Using a compound annual interest rate of 8 percent,

what is the present value of this ―million-dollar prize‖ as of the first installment on

January 1?

22. It took roughly 14 years for the Dow Jones Average of 30 Industrial Stocks to go from

1,000 to 2,000. To double from 2,000 to 4,000 took only 8 years, and to go from 4,000 to

8,000 required roughly 2 years. To the nearest whole percent, what compound annual

growth rates are implicit in these three index-doubling milestones?

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Solutions to Self-Correction Problems

1. a. Future (terminal) value of each cash flow and total future value of each stream are as follows (using Table I in the end-of-book Appendix):

CASH-FLOW

FV5 FOR INDIVIDUAL CASH FLOWS RECEIVED

AT END OF YEAR

TOTAL

FUTURE STREAM

W

X

Y

Z

1

$146.40

878.40

–

292.80

2

$266.20

–

–

–

3

$242.00

–

–

605.00

4

$330.00

–

–

–

5

$ 300.00

–

1,200.00

300.00

VALUE

$1,284.60

878.40

1,200.00

1,197.80

b. Present value of each cash flow and total present value of each stream (using Table II in

the end-of-book Appendix):

CASH-FLOW

PV0 FOR INDIVIDUAL CASH FLOWS RECEIVED

AT END OF YEAR

TOTAL

PRESENT STREAM

W

X

Y

Z

1

$ 87.70

526.20

–

175.40

2

$153.80

–

–

–

3

$135.00

–

–

337.50

4

$177.60

–

–

–

5

$155.70

–

622.80

155.70

VALUE

$709.80

526.20

622.80

668.60

2. a. FV10 Plan 1 $500(FVIFA3.5%,20)

$500{[(1 0.035)20� 1]/[0.035]}

$14,139.84

b. FV10 Plan 2 $1,000(FVIFA7.5%,10)

$1,000{[(1 0.075)10� 1]/[0.075]}

$14,147.09 c. Plan 2 would be preferred by a slight margin – $7.25.

d. FV10 Plan 2 $1,000(FVIFA7%,10)

$1,000{[(1 0.07)10� 1]/[0.07]}

$13,816.45 Now, Plan 1 would be preferred by a nontrivial $323.37 margin.

3. Indifference implies that you could reinvest the $25,000 receipt for 6 years at X% to

provide an equivalent $50,000 cash flow in year 12. In short, $25,000 would double in

6 years. Using the ―Rule of 72,‖ 72/6 12%.

Alternatively, note that $50,000 $25,000(FVIFX%,6). Therefore (FVIFX%,6)

$50,000/$25,000 2. In Table I in the Appendix at the end of the book, the interest factor for 6 years at 12 percent is 1.974 and that for 13 percent is 2.082. Interpolating, we have

X % 12%

2.000� 1.974

2.082� 1.974

12.24%

as the interest rate implied in the contract.

For an even more accurate answer, recognize that FVIFX%,6 can also be written as

(1 i)6. Then, we can solve directly for i (and X% i[100]) as follows:

(1 i )6 2

(1 i ) 21/6 20.1667 1.1225

i 0.1225 or X % 12.25%

4. a. PV0 $7,000(PVIFA 6%,20) $7,000(11.470) $80,290

b. PV0 $7,000(PVIFA 8%,20) $7,000(9.818) $68,726

5. a. PV0 $10,000 R(PVIFA14%,4) R(2.914)

Therefore R $10,000/2.914 $3,432 (to the nearest dollar).

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$10,000(1 [0.0706/4])2.33 $10,000(1.041669) $10,416.69

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b.

(1) (2) ANNUAL

(3) PRINCIPAL

(4) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

END OF YEAR

0

1

2

3

4

INSTALLMENT PAYMENT

–

$ 3,432

3,432

3,432

3,432

$13,728

INTEREST

(4)t�1 0.14

–

$1,400

1,116

791

421

$3,728

PAYMENT

(1)� (2)

–

$ 2,032

2,316

2,641

3,011

$10,000

OWING AT YEAR END

(4)t�1� (3)

$10,000

7,968

5,652

3,011

0

6. When we draw a picture of the problem, we get $1,000 at the end of every even-numbered

year for years 1 through 20:

Tip: Convert $1,000 every 2 years into an equivalent annual annuity (i.e., an annuity that would provide an equivalent present or future value to the actual cash flows) pattern.

Solving for a 2-year annuity that is equivalent to a future $1,000 to be received at the end

of year 2, we get

FVA 2 $1,000 R (FVIFA 10%,2) R (2.100)

Therefore R $1,000/2.100 $476.19. Replacing every $1,000 with an equivalent two-

year annuity gives us $476.19 for 20 years.

PVA 20 $476.19(PVIFA10%,20) $476.19(8.514) $4,054.28

7. Effective annual interest rate (1 [i/m])m� 1

(1 [0.0706/4])4� 1

0.07249 (approximately 7.25%) Therefore, we have quarterly compounding. And, investing $10,000 at 7.06 percent

compounded quarterly for seven months (Note: Seven months equals 21⁄3 quarter periods),

we get –

8. FVA 65 $1,230(FVIFA5%,65)

$1,230[([1 0.05]65� 1)/(0.05)]

$1,230(456.798) $561,861.54

Our ―penny saver‖ would have been better off by ($561,861.54� $80,000) $481,861.54 – or 48,186,154 pennies– by depositing the pennies saved each year into a savings account earning 5 percent compound annual interest.

9. a. $50,000(0.08) $4,000 interest payment

$7,451.47� $4,000 $3,451.47 principal payment

b. Total installment payments� total principal payments total interest payments

$74,514.70� $50,000 $24,514.70

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Selected References

Rich, Steven P., and John T. Rose. ―Interest Rate Concepts

and Terminology in Introductory Finance Textbooks.‖

Financial Practice and Education 7 (Spring–Summer

1997), 113–121.

Shao, Stephen P., and Lawrence P. Shao. Mathematics for

Management and Finance, 8th ed. Cincinnati, OH: South-

Western, 1998.

Part II of the text’s website, Wachowicz’s Web World, con-

tains links to many finance websites and online articles

related to topics covered in this chapter.

(web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/part2.html) See, especially,

Annuities: Ordinary? Due? What do I do?

(web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/annuity1.html) and Annuity

Problems

(web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/annuity_prob.pdf )

ch3 the time value of money

Documents

lost dutchman mines

annual percentage yield

relevant cash ows

mixed cash ows

effective interest rate

rst cash ow

previous interest earned

equal installment payments